Crime Blog

A Dallas man has been charged in federal court with selling counterfeit sexual enhancement drugs.

Charles Anthony Jones, 48, of Dallas, was arrested Wednesday by Irving police and Food and Drug Administration agent, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The feds say Jones and others imported fake Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, which are used to treat erectile dysfunction, without the drug manufacturer’s authorization. They then resold the drugs online.

Jones was arrested after selling some of the fake drugs to undercover officers, records show. And according to the indictment, police seized business cards from Jones that said “Erection Connection.”

Jones is accused of conspiracy to traffic and attempt to traffic in counterfeit goods and of violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by dealing in “misbranded prescription drugs,” according to the 12-count indictment.

Jones also faces six counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods and five counts of introducing and delivering misbranded drugs. “Jones was never licensed by the FDA or the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to distribute pharmaceutical drugs,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

If convicted on all counts, Jones could face as much as 36 years in prison.

One of the counts in the indictment — trafficking in counterfeit goods — is a new charge that became law on July 9.

It amended the trademark counterfeiting statute to create a new offense and increased the maximum penalty to 20 years in prison for a first offense, authorities said.